Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-18 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
This similar OT thread is also now closed. 73 Eric Moderator, /elecraft.com/ On 7/18/2018 7:02 AM, Jim via Elecraft wrote: In Florida one gets a lot of false positives of call letter plates, especially for French calls. Florida issues vanity plates for colleges with certain letters: F #

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-18 Thread Jim via Elecraft
> > > > > > In Florida one gets a lot of false positives of call letter plates, > especially for French calls. > > Florida issues vanity plates for colleges with certain letters: F # * * * > is used for one of the big Florida universities, and N # * * for New College > in Sarasota.

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-18 Thread Gil Drynan
In Washington state, you can get call sign plates on powered vehicles only. I wanted to get a plate for my travel trailer. gil W7GIL > I recently learned that in Texas you can have your call sign plates on > multiple vehicles. I have KV5M on my Jeep, and as soon as I return from > my

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-18 Thread Ted Edwards W3TB
I spent a few years in England two decades ago. Their license plate series in about 1993 was a single letter for the year of issue (which was K at the time) followed by 1-3 numbers and 3 letters. We were out in Cornwall, and where we were staying was what appeared to be a callsign in the K6(3

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-18 Thread Macka Murrah via Elecraft
I recently learned that in Texas you can have your call sign plates on multiple vehicles. I have KV5M on my Jeep, and as soon as I return from my current trip I plan to apply for my call on my motor home. Sent from my iPhone __

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
And with that, let's end this OT thread in the interest of relieving others from email overload. 73, Eric Moderator+ /elecraft.com/ On 7/16/2018 3:36 PM, Carl J. Denbow wrote: A Roman Catholic priest in my hometown years ago, when John Kennedy was running for president, had license plates

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Carl J. Denbow
, Jim - N4ST -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Rose Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says",

[Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Ken G Kopp
wk6i > >> > >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Jim - N4ST wrote: > >> > >>> Years ago, during the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I > >>> could get > >>> gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate. > >>> _

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread EricJ
ing the 70's gas rationing in Maryland, I found I could get gas on either odd or even days with my AA3O license plate. 73, Jim - N4ST -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Rose Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 To: Elecraft Reflector Subje

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Rick WA6NHC
essage- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Rose Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says", -but- ham radio plates are exempt. B

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Jeff Stai
, > Jim - N4ST > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > On Behalf Of Rose > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 12:56 > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia > > Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee,

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Jim - N4ST
Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says", -but- ham radio plates are exempt. BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks that my "K0PP" plates were -n

[Elecraft] OT: Call letter license plate trivia

2018-07-16 Thread Rose
Montana has a $25 vanity plate fee, regardless of what the plate "says", -but- ham radio plates are exempt. BUT … I had a very difficult time convincing the local county folks that my "K0PP" plates were -not- the usual vanity plate they were used to issuing. It took a 200 mile trip to the state